Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn.
Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Habitat. Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn. Pedaliaceae. CN: Benniseed, Wild beniseed, Black benniseed, Black sesame, Vegetable sesame, Ewe atura. Naturalized from Africa; in Malesia, reported from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak). Naturalized, throughout Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat - In Peninsular Malaysia, roadsides and abandoned tin mining areas. Plants are overrun by ants, probably attracted by the extra-floral nectaries. Robust herbs, 0.9–1.2 m tall, hairy, leaves with a strong foetid smell when crushed. It is used in Africa as a leafy vegetable. In folk medicine as a laxative, an antidote to scorpion venom, and to treat sprains and ease childbirth.
Synonym(s):
Sesamopteris radiata DC. ex Meisn.
Sesamum occidentale Regel & Heer
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2587572
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33753
Vegetables, by Gerardus J. H. Grubben, pp. 465
Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn.
Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Habitat. Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn. Pedaliaceae. CN: Benniseed, Wild beniseed, Black benniseed, Black sesame, Vegetable sesame, Ewe atura. Naturalized from Africa; in Malesia, reported from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak). Naturalized, throughout Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat - In Peninsular Malaysia, roadsides and abandoned tin mining areas. Plants are overrun by ants, probably attracted by the extra-floral nectaries. Robust herbs, 0.9–1.2 m tall, hairy, leaves with a strong foetid smell when crushed. It is used in Africa as a leafy vegetable. In folk medicine as a laxative, an antidote to scorpion venom, and to treat sprains and ease childbirth.
Synonym(s):
Sesamopteris radiata DC. ex Meisn.
Sesamum occidentale Regel & Heer
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2587572
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33753
Vegetables, by Gerardus J. H. Grubben, pp. 465